"The Spanish Tragedie, or Hieronimo is Mad Againe", written in the late 16th century, is a work by which playwright?

Question

Which 17th century French playwright is still celebrated and popular for his witty satires, among them The School for Wives, The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Invalid?

Answer 1

Thomas Kyd
The play introduced revenge tragedy as a genre in English theatre. Many elements of it, such as the play-within-a-play used to trap a murderer and a ghost intent on vengeance, appear later in Shakespeare's Hamlet.